Former Laker Jerry West, center facing camera, hugs Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss as they are joined by former Lakers Elgin Baylor, left, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar during the unveiling ceremony of a statue of West outside Staples Center in Los Angeles, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011. (Jae C. Hong/AP)

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Hollywood Walk of Fame

Jerry Buss, left, owner of the Los Angeles Lakers team, poses with Snoop Dogg, after Buss was honored with a television star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, Monday, Oct. 30, 2006. (Damian Dovarganes/AP)

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Laughing with the Mayor

Jerry Buss, left, owner of the Los Angeles Lakers, and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, right, joke before Buss was honored with a television star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, Monday, Oct. 30, 2006. (Damian Dovarganes/AP)

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Lakers Girls

Jerry Buss, center, owner of the Los Angeles Lakers, poses with the Lakers Girls cheerleaders, after being honored with a television star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, Monday, Oct. 30, 2006. (Damian Dovarganes/AP)

Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss gets doused with champagne from members of his team as he holds the NBA Championship trophy Sunday, June 15,1987. (Lennox Mclendon/AP)

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Forum King

Forum owner Jerry Buss stands with a group of celebrities in Los Angeles. Boxing promoter Don King relaxes on a table as boxers Hector 'Macho' Camacho, left, Julio Cesar Chavez, Azumah Nelson, center, and Reben Castillo, right, take a break in the action on Tuesday, March 19, 1985. (Lennox McLendon/AP)

Jerry Buss, center, poses with players from his teams at a charity event in Beverly Hills, Calif. Buss bought the Lakers, Kings and Los Angeles Forum in 1979. (Reed Saxon/AP)

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Victory parade

Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss gestures as the NBA championship team is honored with a parade. Buss, the Lakers' playboy owner who shepherded the NBA franchise to 10 championships, cheers in this May 19, 1980 photo. (AP Photo)